Modeling the permeability evolution of microcracked rocks from elastic wave velocity inversion at elevated isostatic pressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Benson, Philip ^a,b   Schubnel, Alexandre ^b   Vinciguerra, Sergio ^c   Trovato, Concetta ^d   Meredith, Philip ^a   Young, R Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVE; MICROCRACK; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 33744941115     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003710     Document Type: Article

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